Businesses and churches give disaster relief to Dublin residents recovering from Helene
Kroger is also offering its' customers an opportunity to donate and help Dublin through its' Round Up program. They say, 100% of donations go directly to the American Red Cross.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Businesses and churches are among the many in Georgia who are working together to give disaster relief to those needing help from Hurricane Helene.
Kroger’s regional office filled one semi truck full of cases of bottled water. They also filled a half of another truck with ice and sent them both to Dublin to offer support and relief to one of middle Georgia’s worst hit areas, Laurens County.
I watched employees grab two cases bottled water and two bags of ice and put them into Kroger shopping carts as people wanted them, rolled pass them.
They also piled them into people’s vehicles as they stopped and drove by.
A few miles away, at the First Baptist Church’ Family Center, church leaders opened, the center’s door to help people who might need to charge breathing equipment.
The family center is filled with rows of cots which would allow guests to lay down and relax while their equipment charges.
I was told this is the only shelter set up in Laurens County for people with special breathing needs.
Those guests were also allowed to stay overnight if needed.
